Who Was Alive

Were Cicero and Vitruvius alive at the same time?

Yes. Cicero and Vitruvius were alive at the same time, from c. 80 BC to 43 BC.

Cicero

Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher

Born 3 January 106 BC · died 7 December 43 BC, aged 63

Vitruvius

Roman architect and engineer

Born c. 80 BC · died c. 15 BC

  1. Cicero
  2. Julius Caesar
  3. Vitruvius
  4. Cleopatra
  5. Virgil
  6. Augustus
  7. Ovid
Cicero and Vitruvius in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.